Intellectual property, including patent, trademark, trade secrets and copyright infringement, licensing and enforcement activities. In some circumstances, BKAM will arrange investments in the underlying intellectual property rights and work with patent owners to optimize the revenues accorded by those rights.

A: The interest we negotiate in a claim is dependent upon its size, the variables associated with its success and the time we anticipate for recovery.

What criteria will BKAM look for when evaluating our claim?

A: We consider both the specific claim and the contextual variables when evaluating an investment opportunity. Our underwriting process is rigorous and highly structured and takes into account a number of considerations, including:

Strong merits

Causally related damages

The claimant’s experience and commitment

The relative risk tolerance of the parties

The timing of the claim in the context of legal, regulatory and market trends

Counsel’s experience and track record

The probability of settlement

Exposure of the claim to media coverage and political risks

Claim Holders

BKAM provides claimants financing and risk transfer solutions to fund litigation and monetize the value of claims. We establish exposure to your claim in the following forms:

Guaranteeing minimum returns from uncollected judgments or appeals to judgment creditors and law firms entitled to contingent or conditional fees.

Purchasing an equity stake in potential proceeds of a corporate claim.

Law Firms

Law firms have limited access to capital markets due to ethics rules, annual distribution of cash flow to partners, a lack of tangible assets and understandable reluctance to sign personal guarantees. Yet their portfolios of contingent legal claims represent one of the largest unencumbered asset pools in the world.

Most of the portfolios BKAM purchases and loans we extend are the result of direct association with AmLaw 200 firms and vetted litigation boutiques. We focus on developing long-term relationships and work with firms to enhance their competitive advantage, increase their profits per partner, manage cash flow and hedge risk. In this way, we provide firms with a competitive advantage over other firms by allowing them to provide litigation financing as yet another service they offer clients.